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The Singers’ StudioCasual Conversations

In this intimate interview series, some of today’s most exciting artists chat with the editors of Opera News. Events are held in the Opera Learning Center, on the 6th floor of the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at Lincoln Center, unless otherwise noted.

Tickets $30 general public | $28 Guild members and students

Defining the Diva: From Maria Callas to AdeleTUE, OCT 10, 6-7:30 PMThe operatic term "diva"—first used to describe the goddess-like stature of 19th-century opera singers—is now attached to artists from the worlds of pop, jazz, and country music. Who really deserves the title? F. Paul Driscoll, editor-in-chief of Opera News, offers a genre-busting list of ten albums that established ten singers as true divas.

In Studio: Anita RachvelishviliWED, JAN 24, 6-7 PMGeorgian star Anita Rachvelishvili, a Met audience favorite since her 2011 debut, returns to the company this season as Azucena in Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Opera News Digital Editor Adam Wasserman joins the mezzo-soprano in conversation.

In Studio: Ermonela JahoTUESDAY, MAR 6, 6-7 PMA star in all of the great opera houses of Europe, Ermonela Jaho makes her long-awaited return to the Met this season as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. The soprano sits down for a conversation with Opera News Editor-in-Chief F. Paul Driscoll.

CANCELED: In Studio: Christine GoerkeWEDNESDAY, MAR 14, 6–7 PMThe Metropolitan Opera announced on Monday afternoon that, due to illness, Christine Goerke has withdrawn from the performance of Elektra on Monday, March 12. In the interest of making a full recovery in time for her other scheduled Met performances of Elektra, Ms. Goerke has decided, with regret, to cancel her appearance with The Singers Studio on Wednesday, March 14.